@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp12919, author={Boonmanunt, Suparee and Meier, Stephan}, title={The Effect of Financial Constraints on In-Group Bias: Evidence from Rice Farmers in Thailand}, year={2020}, month={Jan}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={12919}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp12919}, abstract={In-group bias can be detrimental for communities and economic development. We study the causal effect of financial constraints on in-group bias in prosocial behaviors – cooperation, norm enforcement, and sharing – among low-income rice farmers in rural Thailand, who cultivate and harvest rice once a year. We use a between-subjects design – randomly assigning participants to experiments either before harvest (more financially constrained) or after harvest. Farmers interacted with either in-group or out-group partners at village level. We find that in-group bias in cooperation and norm enforcement exist only after harvest, that is, when people are less financially constrained.}, keywords={cooperation;financial constraints;in-group bias;lab-in-the-field experiment;norm enforcement}, }